Brother of ex-Arsenal 'keeper helps IFA launch celebrity arm

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An IFA firm is launching a dedicated division to manage the financial affairs of sports personalities and entertainers, with the help of Mike Lukic, brother of former Leeds United and Arsenal goalkeeper John Lukic.

Mike Lukic will join IFG Financial Services' Manchester office to head up the Sports & Entertainment Management Team. IFG says its new service will help entertainers and professional sports men and women manage their finances for the long-term. Paul Barber, northern regional manager at IFG, says: "It is critically important that all sports professionals, earning large amounts of money over a relatively short period of time get the best possible financial advice to see them through their long years of retirement. "Clearly, the same applies to entertainers, although they may well enjoy ...

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